Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Children With Medical Technology Dependence in NS-CSHCN 2009–2010 (N = 427).

Characteristic	N	%
Age (years)
<1	29	7
1–2	63	15
3–4	54	13
5–9	132	31
10–17	149	35
Gender
Male	253	59
Female	174	41
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	289	68
Non-Hispanic black	35	8
Hispanic	58	14
Other	45	11
Household income (% federal poverty levela)
<100	111	26
100–199	103	24
200–399	132	31
≥400	81	19
Insurance type
Public insurance	217	51
Private insurance	78	18
Both public and private	115	27
Uninsured/other insurance	17	4
Family structure (N = 418)b
Two parents	255	61
Single mother	104	25
Other	59	14
Highest education level of primary caregiver
Less than high school	30	7
High school	73	17
More than high school	324	76

Abbreviation: NS-CSHCN, National Survey for Children with Special Health Care Needs.

^aThe federal poverty level was defined using the US Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines. The data collected in the first half of the dataset used guidelines from 2008, and the data from the second half used guidelines from 2009. Household poverty status was determined using household income and the number of people living in the household.²⁵

^bThe NS-CSHCN defined a 2-parent household as those with both mother (either adoptive or biological) and a father (either adoptive or biological). Other includes all other family structures and parental relationships.